Beardsley, Arizona | |
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Populated place | |
 Photo of Beardsley’s Sheep pens in 1908. | |
  Beardsley Location of Beardsley in Arizona | |
| Coordinates:33°39′41″N112°22′45″W / 33.66139°N 112.37917°W /33.66139; -112.37917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Maricopa |
| Elevation | 1,263 ft (385 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 602 |
| FIPS code | 04-05420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1154 |
Beardsley is a populated place situated within theSun City West CDP inMaricopa County,Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,263 feet (385 m) above sea level, and was named forWilliam H. Beardsley, an irrigation pioneer[3] who began an irrigation project at this location in 1888.[1]
The town began in 1880 around a railroad station.[4] Much of town was bulldozed in the 1940s to make way for the railroad.[5] For years it served as a sheep shearing point on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad.[4]
Beardsley's population was 12 in the 1960 census.[6]
Municipalities and communities ofMaricopa County, Arizona,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |